Seven people were sent to four local hospitals Friday morning following “several accidents” along Route 9W in Esopus, according to the Esopus Fire Department.

Units were dispatched to the area of 1097 Route 9W around 7:30 a.m. for a report of a head-on collision. Responding firefighters discovered the crash involving two vehicles, which trapped one of the drivers, as well as several other accidents.

The Fire Department didn’t include information on the extent of the injuries or if the accidents were connected.

Esopus firefighters said they used a pneumatic extrication tool to free the trapped person within 12 minutes. Additionally, given the scale of the accident, crews initiated a "mass casualty incident plan" that brought additional ambulances to the scene.

Route 9W was closed for about two hours.

Esopus firefighters were assisted at the scene by the town of Esopus Volunteer Ambulance Squad, Mobile Life Support, the Highland and Port Ewen fire departments, Marbletown First Aid, Hurley Fire and Rescue, Ulster County Fire and Emergency Management, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office and state police.